My favorites...CHEESY & EASY

I remember as a kid not liking HATING meatloaf from the school.  It was so dry and looked like someone had yaked all over my plate. I would always pick to take my lunch box on the day they were serving meatloaf.  I remember my mom getting a new meatloaf recipe and fixing it for the family to try.  I hated meatloaf, so why even try it right???!!!  Well guess what she put in it??? What makes everything taste AMAZING???  You only get one guess.........................

CHEESE

Yep she put cheese in her new recipe for meatloaf and I had to try it.  Here I am 20+ years later still making my moms meatloaf with cheese and still loving it. I still refused to eat school meatloaf when I was teaching. UGH!

So I am going to share with you how easy it is.... 

Go to the super market (I go to Wal-Mart, and Kroger) and buy a can of Hunt's Meatloaf Sauce.  How cool is that???  It's already made for you!   

On the back I follow the recipe except I only put 1/2 cup of bread crumbs instead of a whole cup.  I use Progresso bread crumbs.  Make sure they are PLAIN.

I use 2 lbs. ground chuck instead of ground beef.  Then I add a whole bag of this....

you can also use this

but if you buy shredded you wont have to slice the block up in cubes.  Noooo I am not lazy...I just like to make things easy and it takes an extra step out! :-) I would like to add that I have tried other cheeses and nothing beats Velveeta.  One night I forgot to pick up Velveeta and used the cheddar.  I didn't tell Josh and he immediately noticed something was different.  It wasn't as creamy. :-)

Before I pour the can of Hunt's Meat Loaf Mix in with everything else I always add a couple squirts of Hunt's ketchup.  I like my meatloaf really saucy.  I stir it up and leave about 1/4 in the can (this is what I put on top later).  I mix it with my hands and put it in the pan and I'm done.  It only takes about 5-10 minutes to prepare which works out great because it takes an hour to cook.....this gives me time to chase Brody.....do laundry.....do dishes....read 50 Shades of Grey......shop on the internet.....sit on the back porch and sip on some wine and relax....hahahaha....Having a 14 month old, I wish I could do just one of them.  He just wants my attention at all times so I just have to wait till nap time or bed time.  Christian waits for me though.  HA  :-)  I always tell Josh when I am going to read that I'm going to see Christian!  

Back to Meatloaf...FOCUS BRIANNE!!!!!  After 45 minutes I take meatloaf out and pour the remaining sauce on the meatloaf and stick it back in oven for 15 minutes.  When I take it out I sprinkle brown sugar on my portion because Josh HATES sweet stuff.  If I was eating this meatloaf alone I would pour a lot of brown sugar in the mixture but since it's for him too, I just make adjustments.  I wait till the end because it melts when I sprinkle it on top and it taste better that way.  My advice to you is to try it with brown sugar first on one slice.  It really makes a difference. If you don't like it then you don't have to add it. :-)

This Meatloaf will blow you away!  It is soooooo cheesy!!!!  Who don't like cheese???  It's amazing and I have to give all the credit to my mommy.  She is the best cook!  She can't bake though. :-(
 

****If you have any questions please ask!

If you make this please comment below how delicious it taste!!! :-)  

xoxoxox,

Brianne